Adjustable picture-frame



K. CHROBAK. ADJUSTABLE PICTURE FRAME. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I3, IS20- 1,341,971. Patent'edune 1,1920.

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K. CHHOBAK. ADJUSTABLE PICTURE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I3, 1920.

Patented 'J une 1, 1920.

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UNITE KAZIMIER CHROBAK, 0F ROSEMONT, WEST-VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR 0F vONZE-HALF T0 JOHN KRYVOSHEY, OF ROSEMONT, WEST VIRGINIA.

ADJUSTABLE Piernas-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

v Application filed February 13, 1920. Y Serial No. 358,528'.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KAziMinR CHROBAK, a citizen of Poland, residing at Rosemont, in the county of Taylor and State of lWest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Picture- Frames, of which the following is a speci; fication. l Y

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in adjustable picture frames or the like, and the primary object of the invention is to provide an adjustable picture frame which may be changed easily and quickly from one size to another by the mere operation of swinging members of the frame to inoperative position from an operative one or vice versa. Y t

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable picture frame of the above kind which is of extremely simple and Y durable construction and which embodies a plurality of members which may be snelectively related to each other with their ends contacting, means beingprovided to detachably connect said ends in any of the selected relations of the frame members.

This invention may of course be utilized as a frame for mirrors and for various other purposes, and is consequently not limited to use as a picture frame.

With the above general objects in v iew and others that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate v corresponding parts throughout the several views, v

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a picture frame constructed in accordance with the present invention and with, the members thereof arranged so as to provide the largest size of frame, v

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the members of the frame related so as to give the smallest size frame,

Fig. 3 is a view similar .to ing the members of the frame related so as to provide a frame slightly larger than that of Fig. 2 and smallerthan thatof Fig. y1, namely an intermediate size,

Fig. f1 is a fragmentary elevational view of one corner of the frame with the pivoted thereby, and

members in full lines in the position which they will assume before the same areswung toward each other as shown by dotted lines in this figure to produce the largest frame of Fig. 1, j

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged view of vthe top frame member and a corner member which is hingedthereto, said members being 'broken away to illustrate the separable fasteners carried thereby and the hinge connection between the same,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary end'view of one of the end members of the frame and av por# tion of a glass plate which 'may be received Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the top memn ber of the frame and the cornerrmember which is hinged thereto.

Referring more in detail to the-several ilar top and bottom strips or members 5 and 6 respectively which are of substantiallyv Atrapezoidal shape in elevation, and similarly shaped end members 7 which, as shown, are of less length than the top and bottom mem- :bers 5 land 6. |The ends of the end members 7 are-provided with countersunk sockets'y 8,

each of which form one member of a sep together, the studs 9 enter and are retainedv in the sockets 8 so vas to provide a small frame such as is shownin Fig. 2, it beingy noted that the inner edges of the members 5, 6 and 7 are rabbeted as at 10 for reception of a picture, mirror or the like which is broadly shown at 11 -in Fig. 6. To each end of each of the members 5, 6 and 7 andl at the acute angled corner thereof as indicated at 12 is hinged a substantially rhomboid shaped corner member 13 having studs 14 at one side and sockets 15 at the other side whereby, when one of the corner members 13 at each corner of thel frame is swung in- Iwardly into 'alinementhwith theend niembers 7, thestudsllof saidmember 13 will be received by the sockets v8 of the end members 7 and the studs 9 of the members 5 and 6 will be received by the sockets 15 of aov 75 f views, the present invention embodies simv the members 13 soas to provide an iiitermediate sized frame vas shown in Fig. 3. The

i' Y ycorner members 13 are all provided at their Vouter ends Vwith rabbets which will -coincide with the rabbets-10 of the members 5, 6 and 7 when said members 13 are vswung inwardly so as toprovide for the reception of the member 11as above mentioned. Also,

` the members 13-are provided with studs 16 at .theirVV inner ends for reception within sockets V17 which are provided Yadjacent the pivotalV con'ii'ections12 in the members 5, 6

Y.a'nd.7.' Similarly, when both corner members13 at each corner of the frame, are 15 swung inwardly, the studs 9 Yci the'fmembers VV5 Vand 6 will receive the sockets 15 of the members 13 which are hinged thereto, and

the sockets 8 of the end members 7 will receive thestuds 14 of the members 13 hinged thereto, while the studs 14 of the'members V13 which are hinged to the members 5 and 6 willbe received by lthe sockets 15 of the members 13 which are-hinged to the end Y Y membersy 7 so astoprovide a ramezof larg- V est size asnshowniin Fig. 1. It isnoted that when both members 13 at each corner j of the frame are in outwardly swung inoperative position as Vshown by, full-lines in Figs'. 2 and 4, studs 14 of the members 13 which are carried by the .end members will be Yreceived inthe sockets 15 of the members 13V which are hinged to the top and Vbottom'members 5 and 6, Vthus providing a more rigid frame.

y Itis of course to be understood that the intermediate sized frame which is shown 4inFig. 3 may be varied in form by swinging the members 13 of the members 5 and 6 into operative position instead Yof members 13 of the end frame members-7. 1When this is done ,the iframe will be quite' narrow and long instead of substantiallysquare as is the case with the frame of-Fig. l

The use Yofany means to perform the function of the Vhead and socket/separable-fasteners shown herein 'is` contaminated and veo .1 ing top', bottom and end frame strips of Vsubstantially trapezoid shape in elevation and havingl substantially rhomboid shaped Y `the termV separable `fasteners Vshould accordingly be construed in its broadest V.sense in fixing the scope of eacliappended claim.

From the foregoing description it isV believed that the construction and operation or manner of use and manufacture of the present device will be readily understood by lthose skilled in Vthe art and the advantages appreciated.; Y Y

lMinor changesV may V`of course be made without departing from lthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. ;What.1.claim as new is Y 1. An adjustable picture frame` compris-` Y rabbets of the top, bottom and end members corner members liingedto the ends thereof 2,'An adjustable picturecframe compris-V ing top, bottom and yend :trame strips ci substantially trapezoid shape in elevation and having substantially rhomboid shaped Vcorner members hinged to the endsV thereof at their acute angled corners, separable tasteners carried, bythe top, bottom-,end and corner members or strips whereby the corner members may be swungV to operative positions selectively and connected. for .pro-

mvi'ding VframesetV different sizes, and further separable fasteners carried by the top, bottom, end andV corner members for retaining said corner members in their outwardly swunfrrinop'erative positions.

n'adjustable picture' frame comprising top,pbottom and end frame strips of substantially trapezoid shape in elevation and havingsubstantially vrhomboid shaped corner members hinged to the ends thereofv at their acute angled corners, separable fas-L teners carried bythe top, bottom, end and ner members may be vswung to operative positions selectively and connected for provid- Vcorner membersvor strips wherebythe coi'- n ing frames of different sizes, said top, vbot-` tom and end members being rabbeted along their inner edges, and said corner'members Ybeing rabbeted. along their outer` ends whereby, when the cornerv members are swung inwardly to their operative position the rabbets thereof will coincide with the substantially as described.

4. An adjustable picture Vframe comprising topbottom and end frame strips, cornerV members hinged to the ends thereof, and

Vmeans carried bythe top, bottom, end and corner members or strips whereby the vcorner members may, when swung to operative` positions selectively, be connected for pro"V viding frames of differentv sizes.V

5. An adjustable picture frame comprising top, bottom and end frame strips, corner members hinged to the ends thereof, means carried by the top, bottom, end and cornerI members or strips whereby the corner inembers Ymay, whenl swung to operative positions selectively, be connected for providing frames o'fidiierent sizes, and means for retaining said corner lmembers in'their .out-

wardly swung inoperative positionsfw In testimony whereof VI aiiiX my signature. f y

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